Born in Paderborn on 13.11.1957, she studied at the Hamburg College of Fine Art and, in 1983, went to Sydney to study film as a DAAD fellow. Since her 1987 short film, "Ich warte unten", she has collaborated on a regular basis with Hamburg screenwriters and filmmakers Volker Einrauch and Lothar Kurzawa. Her films have received numerous awards. Her most successful works include "Bibi Blocksberg" and "Die weisse Massai".

Source: 59. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)